{"id":9166,"date":"2020-12-12T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T08:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2020\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:42:18","slug":"thaumatrope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/thaumatrope\/","title":{"rendered":"Thaumatrope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1289.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 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class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:28px;\">Description and Materials<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#707070;\">\n<h6><strong>Description<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Create your personal thaumatrope &#8211; one of the first \u201ccinemas\u201d ever invented. Animations and optical illusions are strictly related in this playful experiment.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Paper<br \/>\nPencil<br \/>\nMarkers<br \/>\nScissors<br \/>\nTape \/ Glue<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-2 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-content-boxes-2 .heading .content-box-heading {color:#191919;}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .content-box-heading,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .heading-link .content-box-heading,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .content-box-heading,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .heading-link .content-box-heading,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::after,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::before,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .fusion-read-more:hover:after,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .fusion-read-more:hover:before,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .fusion-read-more:hover,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::after,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover.link-area-box .fusion-read-more::before,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .icon .circle-no,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .heading .heading-link:hover .content-box-heading {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #e9a825;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .icon .circle-no {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button {background: #d6ad5a;color: #785510;background-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #e8cb90 ), to( #d6ad5a ) );background-image: linear-gradient( to top, #e8cb90, #d6ad5a )}.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button .fusion-button-text {color: #785510;}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-box icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:28px;\">Instructions<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#707070;\">\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cut two circles of the same size out of your paper sheet.<br \/>\nDraw a snow globe on one, and on the other draw what you would like to see in the globe (a snowman, a winter scene, village, santa&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to draw in the centre of your paper circles and that the scene\/figure is smaller than the globe. With a magical trick your figure\/scene will appear inside the globe, would you like to know how?<\/p>\n<p>Pick a pencil\/chopstick and stick one circle on it, firmly, with tape.<br \/>\nThen flip it and glue on the other side the second circle, see the pictures as a guide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-300x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-200x148.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-400x296.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-600x444.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.png 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you are ready to make the magic happen: start to roll your thaumatrope between your hands and be prepared to amaze everyone with your creation.<\/p>\n<p>Please, share your creations on twitter using the #adventSTEAM<br \/>\nWe are looking forward to seeing what you\u2019ve created!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ri3WgbovReg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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STEM tips<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flip-box-back\" style=\"background-color:#e9a825;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border-radius:4px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;color:#ffffff;transition-duration:0.4s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-back-inner\">\n<p><strong>What\u2019s behind? STEM tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thaumatropes were popular toys in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. They are made of a disc with different images on the two sides. Rotating the disc very fast, the two images \u201ccombine\u201d to make one. This happens thanks to the so called persistence of vision. Animation uses a similar effect to create a video out of a series of frames. 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